Mike, I thought you were going to have to give up your 17' ... I thought you even had her for sale ... You kept her? --Craig
----- Original Message ----- From: MC To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 5:35 PM Subject: electric, hatch on M17 I am going to add a small solar panel on top of the hatch cover - is there an electric wizard in the group, I was told today that to protect the battery from boiling dry, I should solder in place a 14.4 volt zenner diode between the solar panel and the battery to prevent overcharging when at the dock or on trailer for a few weeks. Apart from the back-feed diode which is also needed when no charge controller is used. Thanks, MC _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
